[pct-l] sleeping bag - rei sub kilo

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Paul,



I don’t ever stuff – and certainly not compress – my down sleeping bags.  Such
treatment is damaging to the down, although not quite so much as Jardine
writes.  By only poking it into the pack it is free to occupy all available
space, even many nooks and crannies.  Not only is packing more efficient,
but by its being loose I’m encouraged to drag it out at some sunny break
spot for a good airing.  If I had laboriously stuffed/compressed the thing I
probably wouldn’t bother to air it out nearly as much.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:

> best thing i ever did for my bag, and my pack in general is stop keeping my
> sleeping bag in a stuff sack.
>
> in fact i cut 19 ounces out of my baseweight by being rid of all stuff
> sacks.
> and i actually fit MORE gear into my pack doing so.
>
> ~Paul
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Whitnee Goode <whitneegoode at yahoo.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 3:08:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] sleeping bag - rei sub kilo
>
> I'm going to try to rip the stuff sack before I go then (not really try,
> but be
> hard on it) so I don't get stuck on the pct without one. I'm glad you love
> yours! That makes me excited :-) How's the size? It seems like a lot of
> people
> say it's too small or only for really skinny people. How skinny does one
> need to
> be in order to fit comfortably? What kind of shelter do you have? I'm
> thinking
> about getting either the Wild Oasis from Six Moons Designs or the the
> Sublite
> tarptent...
>
> Whitnee
>
> --- On Sat, 12/4/10, Lisa Freathy <rainorshinecamper at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Lisa Freathy <rainorshinecamper at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] sleeping bag - rei sub kilo
> To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 12:52 AM
>
>
> I LOVE mine!!!
>
>
> The compress sack that came w/ripped at the straps after a couple of trips,
> but
> they let me take my pick off the shelf for a replacement one. I tore out
> the
> draw cord last year and ripped a section, (I was using as a blanket while
> lakeside and accidentally stepped on the bag while trying to pull the hood
> closed while walking back to the tent, not the best protection plan). I
> thought
> they were no longer available at REI so I easily sewed the rip and
> re-strung the
>
> cord rather than return and it seems to be holding up fine where I did the
> repair.
>
> My friend borrows my hubby's sub kilo whenever she goes with me and is
> buying
> one for herself this week. Great price right now!
>  Lisa
>
>
> "Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and
> climb
>
> a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
> ~ John Muir
>
>
> From: Whitnee Goode whitneegoode at yahoo.com
>
> Just bought one!! AHHH! I hope I made a good choice... can't beat REI's
> return
> policy though :-)
>
>
>
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